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friendship with benefits

friendship with benefits noun: a platonic friendship where the partners engage in sexual activities, but do not consider themselves a couple.

Noun

friendship with benefits (countable and uncountable, plural friendships with benefits)

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) A platonic friendship where the partners engage in sexual activities, but do not consider themselves a couple.

Forms of friendship with benefits

pluralfriendships with benefits

Questions about friendship with benefits

What does friendship with benefits mean?
Friendship with benefits means a platonic friendship where the partners engage in sexual activities, but do not consider themselves a couple.
What part of speech is friendship with benefits?
Friendship with benefits is a noun.
What is the plural of friendship with benefits?
The plural of friendship with benefits is friendships with benefits.

Words near friendship with benefits in the dictionary

  1. Friendship sloop
  2. Friendship sloops
  3. friendship store
  4. friendship stores
  5. Friendship Village Resources
  6. friendship with benefits
  7. friendshipless
  8. friendshiplike
  9. friendshiply
  10. friendshipper
  11. friendshippers

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